This guide to igneous rocks is part of a series that introduces the main types of rocks and soils, important minerals and their composition and properties. Using a variety of examples and evidence, it explains how and why they occur, and the processes involved in their formation. The uses of rocks, soil and minerals are explored, and how we come into contact with them in everyday life. The series also covers environmental and social issues associated with their extraction and use, such as pollution and the impact of mining on the environment.
- ISBN10 0431143722
- ISBN13 9780431143729
- Publish Date 22 August 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 November 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Imprint Raintree
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English